Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Walton PhD Programs

In the Walton College, we offer PhD's in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing. Our programs are full-time and do require a minimum of four years to complete. Application deadline is January 15. Late applications are accepted as space is available.

Most of our students do receive funding which includes a tuition waiver, a Graduate Assistantship (GA) worth $17,000, and then a fellowship worth either $10,000 or $20,000 for a total of either $17,000; $27,000; or $37,000. For more info regarding these funding opportunities, please visit: http://gsb.uark.edu/620.asp. Students on GA work 20 hours a week teaching and/or conducting research.

We are no longer accepting applications for any of our PhD programs for fall 2009. Here are our final numbers for fall 2009:

Program, total # of applications this year, last year
Accounting, 32, 24
Economics, 14, 14
Finance, 24, 25
Information Systems, 16, 10
Management, 43, 29
Marketing, 44, 16

We are expecting the following number of new students this fall: Accounting, 4; Economics, 4; Finance, 3; Information Systems, 3; Management, 1; and Marketing, 4.

Be sure to submit all application materials by January 15. For a complete list, visit: http://gsb.uark.edu/622.asp.

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